Medical marijuana laws tied to fewer drug overdose deaths

States that have enacted laws allowing for the medicinal use of marijuana have lower annual rates of drug overdose death than do states without such laws, according to a study.

The link between such laws and lower rates of overdose deaths remains unclear, according to an analysis published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, but the findings showed states with medical marijuana laws in place had a nearly 25% lower average yearly opioid overdose death rate compared with states without those laws. Read More

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